Manny Pacquiao wants to continue boxing career following bout with Jeff Horn
Monday 24 April 2017 09:43, UK
Manny Pacquiao insists he is "not done yet" in boxing despite his ongoing commitments as the Senator of the Philippines.
The 38-year-old (59-6-2 KO38) is currently preparing to defend his WBO world welterweight title against unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn (16-0-1 KO11) in Brisbane on July 2.
Pacquiao briefly retired from the sport last year only to return a matter of months later, defeating Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas to claim the WBO strap.
And the eight-weight world champion has fuelled speculation he will continue to juggle his boxing career with a full-time job in politics following the bout with Horn.
"[I want] to defend my crown and prove that I'm still there in boxing, despite of my ambitions in office as a senator," Pacquiao said.
"I'm still handling my boxing career. I'm still there. I'm not done yet in boxing. Boxing is my passion. I started when I was young - it's part of my life.
"It depends on how you discipline yourself, how you train and prepare yourself. It's a matter of discipline."
Pacquiao is the heavy favourite to claim victory at the Suncorp Stadium, but has not stopped an opponent since his 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto in 2009.
"I'm not going to predict the fight but I will do my best to entertain the fans," he said.
"I'm very excited to fight here, I've fought a lot of fighters in the [United] States. This is new, I'm excited. I can't wait for the fight.
"I don't know much about him [Horn] but I know he's a fighter. I haven't watched his fights yet but I'm going to get his last three fights and watch them."
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